Ericsson GH388/GF388 manual

Eri csso n G H388/GF388 Handheld T elephone for the GSM Network U ser’ s Man ual EN/LZ T 12 6 1298 R1A[...]

This manua l desc rib es Eri csso n GF388 /GF 388, a ll versi ons First edi tio n ( October 19 95) This m anual is p ublished by E ric sson Mob il e Co mmun ica tio ns A B , without any wa rranty . Improv ements and changes to this manua l necessi ated by ty po- graphica l e rrors, inaccur acies o f curr ent in format ion, o r impro vements to prog[...]

S afety Pr ecaut ions T urn off yo ur c ellula r tele p h one w hen in an ai rcraf t . Th e use of cellu l a r telep h o n es in a n aircraft may be dan g e rous to the opera tion of the aircra ft, disru pt the ce l l ular n etwork and is ille g a l. Failu re to obse rve t h is ins t r uction m ay l e a d to sus p e nsion or d enial of ce llular te[...]

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T able of Conten ts Int roductio n 9 1. Overview 9 2. Key Functions 10 3. Key Functions in the Menu System 1 1 T o ente r lette rs 12 T o enter l ower- case le tters 12 4. Protecting the SIM Card and the Phone 13 Card Lo ck 13 T h e PI N c an b e ch an ge d 1 3 PIN2 13 Ph o n e L ock 13 The factory -program med securi ty c ode sho ul d b e ch an ge[...]

1 1. The ACCESS Menu 22 BAR RING* 2 2 To b a r : 2 3 al l ou t go in g ca ll s – Al l outgoing cal l s* outgo ing i nterna tional calls – All outgoing int calls* all outg oing inte rnatio nal ca lls exc e p t to yo ur h ome coun try – Int outgoing when roam* al l inco m ing c alls – All incoming calls* all incomi ng cal ls w hen yo u are a [...]

15. The KEYLOCK Menu 32 Au tomatic o r Manual Ke y Lo ck 32 T o lock t h e k eypa d ma nu al ly – Key lock On ? 32 T o un lock t he k eypa d ma nu al ly – Key lock Of f? 32 16. The MAIL Menu 33 T o cal l your a nsw ering se rvi ce – V o i ce m ail* 33 T o read are a mes sage s – A rea Me ss age s* 33 T o read text me ssage s – R ead me ss[...]

23. Sending and Receivi ng T ext Messages (SMS) 41 Messa ges me mory 41 T o set ph on e for t ext me ssa gi ng 4 1 T o read a new me ssage 41 T o reply t o a messa ge 41 SIM card m em o ry 42 T o store me ssage s 42 T o call a phon e numb er in a me ss ag e 42 T o read s tored me ssage s 42 T o r ead m ess ag es 42 Ow n messa g e s 42 T o s end m e[...]

Introduction 1. Ov erv iew T his dig it al hand he ld c el lu lar te leph on e i s designe d for use o n a G SM ne twork (Global Syste m for Mo bi le S ervice ) . The m ost essen tia l oper ations , such as turn i n g the phone on and off, mak i n g a nd answering c a ll s, an d st or in g a n d re ca ll in g p h on e num b er s , are descri bed i [...]

2. Key Functions ( Sen d ) Used to make a ca ll after a p h o ne nu mber ha s been en tered. Used to pu t a call on ho ld and to swi tch betwe en two call s. Refe r to chapter 19. Putting a C all On H o l d an d 20. Handli ng T w o Calls Simu l t aneously . V oi ce Ma i l Th is ke y is o nl y a vai labl e on tele ph on es wi th a fl ip. Pr ess to r[...]

Sta r and Hash Us e d to ente r the char acters and . P res s an d ho ld do wn to e nter a paus e ch a racter (p). Re fer to chapter 22. Sending DTMF T ones . # i s used to ter m in ate th e input o f PIN an d secur ity codes . # c an be u sed to re c al l a p hone nu mbe r f rom th e Ph on e Bo ok ( ent er the n umbe r of the sto rage p osi tion a[...]

T o enter le tters Pre ss the ap p ro priate key , 1 – 9 , 0 or # (repe atedly ) un t i l the de sired let t er , cha racter o r digit a p p ears in the disp l a y . 1 S pace - ? ! , . : " ’ ( ) 1 2 A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç Γ 2 3 D E F è É ∆ ρ 3 4 G H I ì 4 5 J K L Λ 5 6 M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6 7 P Q R S ß Π Σ 7 8 T U V Ü ù 8 9 W X Y [...]

4. Pro tecting the SIM Card an d the Phone The S IM card con tains a comp uter chi p that hold s informa tion sp ecific to yo ur sub scripti on and the serv ices tha t you h ave req uested from you r netwo rk oper ator . Ca rd Lock The c ard lo ck pr otects y our SIM card. Whe n you pu rchas e your SIM ca rd, yo u obtai n a 4- to 8-digi t PIN code.[...]

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Menus Menus and funct ions are list ed in the order in which they appear in the display when you scroll wit h (right arrow). Menus and funct ions mar ked with an ast erisk ( * ) may not always be used. The reason may be that t hey are not available on the network you ar e using, or that you may not hav e subscribed t o the ser vice that t he menu o[...]

Pre ss YES to sel ect the Spec ial C harac ters men u. Pre ss YES to ins ert the “ + ” ch a ra cter . T o ins ert a pa use c haract er – Pause A pause chara cter lets yo u enter a p h one n umb er fo llow ed by code (a se quen c e of characters ) that yo u want to se n d as DTMF tones wh en t h e call is co nnec t ed. Ente r the pho ne num b [...]

7. The IN F O Menu The Info men u l et s yo u di sp lay : ● the v oltage of the batt ery at tach ed t o th e p h one ● the tim e or co st of the l ast call ● the total call ti me or call cost It also lets yo u: ● re set th e to tal cal l meter T o display th e battery voltag e – Bat tery The v o l tage of a ful ly char g e d bat t e ry is[...]

Pre ss YES . Ente r the cu rrenc y with t h e nume ri c keys, fo r e xam pl e GB P for Poun ds Sterl i n g, and pr ess YES . Ente r the p ric e per call u nit , for exa mple 0. 25 , and pr ess YES . T o enter the d ecimal p o int, pre ss or # . Ente r t h e PIN2 co de and pre ss #. T o rever t to d isplayi ng call un its or cha nge the pri ce: Pre [...]

9. The DIVERT M enu* If you wa nt to make ce rtain tha t you r incom i n g cal ls are ta ken car e of wh e n you are un a b le to a nsw er th em, yo u ca n us e t he C a ll Di vert servic e of the cellu lar net work to dive rt (forw ard) them to another phone nu mber , for example, the numb er o f y our answe ri ng m ach i ne. The C a l l Dive rt s[...]

Pre ss YES a nd scro ll with / to th e Get sta tus opti o n. Pre ss YES to check the status . Th e mess age Plea s e wa it ap pe ars , fo l lowe d b y ei th er th e ph on e nu mb er a nd ( A c tive) if the ca l l di vert i s activate d, or (Off) if it is n ot activated. T o ca ncel the call div ert Pre ss YES . Pre ss YES to cancel the c a ll d iv [...]

with the me ssage C urrent , Pr ef erre d , A v a il able or Forbidden . – Cur re nt me ans t hat t he ne two rk is cur rent ly use d. – Pr efer red me ans that the nam e of the net work is i ncl ude d in a l ist o f pre f err ed net work s on yo ur S IM c ard. Re fer to the des crip tio n of t he Edit Lis t functi on belo w . – Avai labl e m[...]

Y o u can scroll t h rough the othe r networ ks in t h e list with / . T o add a net work to the list Scro l l with / t o the p osi tion wh ere yo u wi sh to in sert the networ k. a. If you scroll to the first fr e e po sition, the que stion Add net? ap pea rs b. If you scro ll to a po sition t h at alread y is occu pied, you must press YES an d th[...]

T o bar: all outgoing call s – All outg oing calls* outgoing international calls – Al l outgoing i nt calls* all outgoing internat ional calls except to your home c ountry – Int ou tgoing when r oam* al l inc omi ng ca lls – All incoming calls* all incoming calls when you are abroad (when roaming) – All incoming when roam* The fi rst type[...]

Ente r your pas sword and the n press YE S . The mess a ge Please wait a ppe ar s, fo ll owed by a me ssage th at confirm s that all ca ll ba rs are can cell ed. T o chang e your password – Ch ange pass word * The pas sword fo r t he Call Bar ser vice co mes with you r su bscrip tion. Y ou ca n easi ly change the p assword a s often a s you li ke[...]

Pre ss YES . Enter you r PIN and p ress . The c ard lo ck is n ow turn ed of f. CHANGE PIN CODE T o chang e the PIN code – Chan g e PIN code Pre ss YES . Enter t h e curre nt PIN and pre ss . Ente r the new PIN an d press . Ente r the new PIN ag a i n. T h e PI N h as b ee n ch an ge d. If the mes sage Matching error appear s, the new PIN was ent[...]

P HON E LOCK CHANGE CO DE T o chang e the security cod e – Pho n e lock Ch an ge cod e The phone fact ory -program med with a secur ity code of 0000 . T o improve sec urit y , you should change this t o any 4- to 8-digit personalise d code. Pre ss YES . Ente r t h e curre nt secur ity code a nd pre ss . Ente r the new s ecu rity c ode (4 to 8 di [...]

T o choose man ual or autom atic key lo ck – Keylo ck Y ou can choos e eithe r man u a l or au toma tic ke y lock. Re f e r to chapter 15. The KEYLOCK Menu . T o set the ke y sound – Key s o u n d Y o u ca n choose wheth e r cl icks, ton e s or neither (si l ent) wi ll be hea rd w h en yo u p ress the ke ys. T o turn th e DTM F tones on /of f ?[...]

T o ch oose automat ic an swering – Auto If you ch oose a utomatic answe ring mo de, an incom ing ca ll wil l be an sw ered a utomatic ally after o n e ringing s ignal if the phone is u sed wi t h handsfree eq uipm e nt. T o perso nalise the gre eting d isplayed each tim e the p hone is tu rned on – G r e etin g Instea d of the gre eti n g We l[...]

and pr ess YES. T o activate d ata menus – Data men u s Thi s functi o n lets y ou tu rn the ph o n e’s data men us o n o r o ff. Y o u sho u l d no t turn th e data me nus on u nless y ou u se t he phon e w it h the Mobile Offic e ki t. 13. The Ca lculator Menu The calculato r sup ports the four funda m ental ru les of arit hmet ic a nd perce [...]

14. The CL OCK Menu Re ad this first Clock (time of d a y) The ti me is sho wn con tinuo us l y in t he bottom line o f the di sp l a y when the ph o ne i s in stan d-by mo de. Th e hour s and m inutes are pre sented in th e 24-h our f orma t. The S et cloc k functio n lets yo u set the t i me. The C lock mode fun ction l ets you ch oose the a.m./p[...]

Pre ss YES . T o t urn the alarm f unct ion on w itho ut chan ging t he tim e of the alarm Pre ss YES . Sc ro l l with / until On is displ ay ed. Pre ss YES . T o set the clo ck – Set clo c k The c urren t se tting, i n hours an d minu tes, is shown between b rackets. T o set the clo ck, pre ss YE S . If you have chosen the a.m./ p.m. f orm at in[...]

Pre ss YES . T he da te will then be prese nte d in the mi ddle li ne of th e di splay wh en th e phon e is i n st an db y mo de . The d ate wil l also be p resen ted i n the f o rmat sel ected i n me ssage s that yo u re ceive . 15. The KEYLOCK Menu Y ou can l o ck the keypad so tha t unint e nt ional key actio n has n o ef fect if the phone is tu[...]

16. The MAIL Menu T o call your answering ser vice – V oice mail* T h e V o ic e Mai l f un ct io n let s yo u ca ll y ou r answe ri n g s erv ice to li sten to r ecord ed v oice m ess age s. The func tion appears only i f you have activ ated it using the the Set V o iceM (ai l) funct ion. Refer to ch a p t e r 24. V oice Me s sage s . T o read a[...]

b. S t ore the nu mber in the s electe d po sition , thus erasing t he ol d n umb er (a nd na m e). P ress YES . Ca rd memo ry full If you try to stor e a phone num b e r when all positi ons are occup i e d, a posi tion nu mber in the Pho n e memory wil l be su g geste d in t h e top li ne of t h e display . Both memorie s full If both me morie s b[...]

Ente r the posi tion nu mber o r scroll with / until yo u find the po sition n u m ber wi th the (na me) an d phon e n umber you w ish t o erase . Pre ss YES to erase the (na me) an d numb er . Alt ernati ve met hod to eras e a phone num ber Recal l the (na me) an d numb er u sing N ame or Pos ition re call . Pre ss CLR . The qu estion Erase ? ap p[...]

How to re ca ll the numbers fro m the d i a lled number me mor y is desc r ib ed in th e Basic Gui de . T o t urn the dialled num ber me mory of f If, f o r some re ason, yo u do no t wish the phone numbers ca lled t o be s t o r ed, you can turn the di al le d nu mb er m e mo ry o f f. Scro l l with / unti l Off ap pe ars . Pre ss YES to turn the [...]

Advanced Functions 18. Rejecting Inco ming Calls Som etimes, it ma y be inc o n venient to an swer an inc omi ng c al l. T o reje ct a call, pr ess , and the message Busy T one appe ar s i n t h e di s pl ay . I f t he ca ll er ’s network sup p o rts it, t h e ca l l er will hear an en- ga ge d (b usy ) to ne . Y o u can acti vate D ive rt On Bus[...]

The re may be a short de l ay be fore the n et- work re spond s. In t h e meantime , the me ssage Plea s e W ait is d isplaye d. This is f o l l owed by the me ssage C a ll W aiting ON , Not available , or C all W aiting OFF . T o switch betwe en two calls Whe n one ca l l is active an d the othe r is on ho ld, you can swi tch betwe en t h em by pr[...]

21. Who Is Calling? This serv ice may not be available on all network s. I n addition, a special subs cript io n may be required to use the servic e. The Calling Line Identification (CLI ) se r vi c e enab l e s you to see t he call er ’ s phon e numb er i n the d ispla y , givin g yo u a cha nce t o iden tify t h e c a ll er. The ca ll m us t , [...]

22. Sending DTMF To nes T o n e sign a l s can be used for a variety o f purpo ses , s uch as tele- banki n g or to co ntrol a n answeri n g machine. Thi s telep h o ne se n d s tone sig nals by DTM F (Dual T one Mu lti Frequenc y). T o set pho ne to DTMF Signalling Y o u can sen d D TMF signals a utomati cally during a c all if the D TMF functio n[...]

23. Sen ding and Recei ving Text Message s ( SMS ) This serv ice may not be available on all network s. I n addition, a special subs cript io n may be required to use the servic e. The Short Me ssage Ser vice (SMS) of the cel l u lar ne two rk allows you to sen d and re ce ive text mes sages to y our ph one. SMS may contai n up to 160 cha racters .[...]

SIM card mem ory Y o u can store rea d messa g e s on you r SIM card. The numbe r of messages t h at can b e stored i s SIM-d e p e n dent. Y ou ca n retrie ve thes e messa ges reg ardl ess of w hich p h one you use. If t h e SIM card m e mo ry is f u l l , you will b e informe d of thi s by a lo w beep and a tex t in the displ ay . Y ou then n eed[...]

T o repea t a messag e when no a nswer Y o u can set the phone t o rep eat a mes sage for a certai n amou nt of t i me: 1 hour , 12 hours, 1 day , 1 week, or m ax imu m (op e rator depen d ent). 1. Ch oo se Options an d V alid per in the S end Me ss age me nu. 2. S croll to th e desi red repea t len gth. 3. P ress YES . T o ch ange mes sage type Y [...]

24. Voi c e Messages This serv ice may not be available on all network s. I n addition, a special subs cript io n may be required to use the servic e. V oice M ail function The v oice ma i l func t i on wo rks like an ans w e ring machi n e whi c h r ec ord s any voice messag es. T o acti vate and set phon e number of yo u r voice ma il 1. 1. S cro[...]

25. Using A rea Info rmation This f eature may not be available on all net- works. In addition, a spec ial subscript ion may be required to use t he service. The o rdinary Sho rt Mess age Se rvice ca n b e sai d to be a p erson a l serv ice, w ith m essag es spe cifica lly an d ex clusi vely di re cted to you. The Area Information ( AI ) is an othe[...]

4. E nter the ne w code . (Y ou on ly nee d to enter 40 fo r co de 0 40, sin c e t he ph on e wi ll ad d th e lead i n g ze ro auto mati cally .) T o erase or re place a code If yo u wi sh to er ase a code o r replace a co de, pre ss YE S when th at speci f ic code i s shown in th e d isp la y . T he qu es ti on Eras e? ap pear s. a. To er ase the [...]

Supplementary Information 26. Batterie s and Rechar ging Batte ries Batterie s with differ e nt ca p aci t ies a r e a vailable. The y are al l of the NiM H type. (Ni MH stands f o r Nicke l Metal H ydr i d e.) Compa r ed to the c ommon ly used NiCd ( N i cke l Cadmi um ) batte ries , the N iMH batte ries ha ve a higher capaci ty and they are m uch[...]

● Do no t dis ass em bl e a bat t er y . ● A ba t t ery ma y ex plo de if d isp ose d of in a f ir e. A hin t: If you ar e unce rtain of the state of ch arge o f a batter y , you can attach t h e battery to the ph one. I f t he p hon e d oes not co me o n, wh en y ou pr ess an d h old do wn th e ON/OFF ke y , the ba ttery is probabl y empty . O[...]

Por table handsfr ee The p ortable h andsfre e set i s plug g e d into the socket at the bottom o f th e phon e. Any K ey a nd A ut omatic An swe ring facilit ies The A ny Key and Autom atic Ans wering fa ci li ties , d esc rib ed in th e pr ece di ng se cti on , are ava ilable when th e portab le ha n dsfree set is use d. Mobile Office kit The M o[...]

28. P roblems You C an Sol ve Thi s chapte r lists som e simple thi ngs yo u sho u l d chec k be f o re c a l ling fo r servic e perso nnel. Th is could sa ve t he c ost o f unne cessar y servic e. Pho ne does not co me on Han d held p hone : R ech ar ge o r re pl ace th e bat t ery . H and s fre e ph on e i n a v eh icl e: If the pho n e comes o n[...]

If you en tere d both the unbl ocking ke y and the PIN co d e corr ectly , the me ssa g e New PIN ap pe ars . Alte rn at ive metho d to u nblock the S IM c a rd T o unbloc k the SIM ca r d , enter th e follo w i ng seq uenc e: 0 5 U N BLOCK K EY NEW PIN NEW PIN BLOCKED. Co n tact c ard pro vide r is d isplayed The SIM c ard is perm a nen t ly bl oc[...]